US1624040A - Corn popper - Google Patents

Description

Patented Apr. 1'2, 1927.

' UNTTED STATES 1,624,040 PATENT oFFlcE.

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Application led December 21, 1925. Serial No. 76,890.

receptacleon a ta le or the like for agitating the corn popped.

' still further object is to provide a corn popper which will eliminate the accumulation of ldust and dirt, when in use, thereby rendering theoperation of the device more sanitary.

A still further Objectis to provide an electric corn popper which is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable and further well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

placed withinv the receptacle to be Other'objects and advantages of the in-l vention will become apparent during the ycourse of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. ,In the accompanying drawing forming part vof this application and in whch'like numerals designate like parts throughout the'same: o, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional View throughlthe corn popper embodying our invention, and l vFigure 2 is a transverse vertical section.

^ In the drawing, wherein for the purposeof illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of our invention, the numeral 1 designates a substantially rectangular shaped casing or receptacle,`the samebeing open atits top. A hinged closureA 2 vis asso-y elated witht e one of longitudinal edges'f'f the receptacle being shown gt3. -A springclip 4 is Asecured on the;frontside of the receptacle and cooperates with the forward longitudinal edge of the cover 2 in securing the lattex; a closed position. A suitableknoh orlgi'; dle 5, is'a'ssociated with the spring -cli'or disengaging the same from the cover to permit the vlatter -to be swung upwardlyl to anopen position and a h andle 6 is associated with the cover for ralsingfand loweropen top of-.the receptacle; the hingeconnection between the cover and ing the same. The hinged cover or closure` 2 is further provided with aseries of spaced openings 7, and the urpose thereof will be hereinafter more fully described.

An electric heating element casing 8 of the same shape and size as the receptacle 1 is adapted to be. secured on the bottom of the receptacle, and to this end, there is provided at the corners the securing angular brackets 9. The casing 8 is open at its top and the bottom 10 of the receptacle rests on the up? per edges of the sides and ends of the casing l in the manner as clearly illustrated in the drawing. By securing the electric heating clement supporting casing 8 to the bottom of the receptacle 1, a unitary structure is provided.

This casing 8 is lined with suitable insulaltionas shown at 11 and adapted to be arranged within this casing are a. block of insulating material 12 on-which is mounted the electric heating elements 13. Theflatter are 'of the well known construction, and as the same forms `no important part of the present invention, a further detailed description thereof is not thought necessary.

The terminals for the electric heating elements 13 are indicated at 14 and the same extend through one end of the casing 8 so as to project beyond the outer end thereof andy permit the attachment'. of an electric socket 15, the latter having communication with a suitable source of supply through the medium of the-wire 16. When the socket 15 is attached on the terminals 14, and the current which flows through the wire 16 is turned on, the electric heating elements 1 3 will` function in the manner well known in the art.

For the purpose of facilitating the recip.

ro'ca'tory movement of the corn pepper,

there is provided on the bottom of. the casing v8 at the corners thereof, the rollers 17.

These rollers are mounted in suitable casters vi e with rubber surface engaging rings on their peripheral faces so as not to mar or deface the furniture on which the device is placed. A relatively large handle 194 is secured .-on` one; end ofthe receptacle 1 `adjacent the' top vthereof and is insulatedtherefrom; through the medium of thestrip 20.k An additional handle 21 in the form of a knobl issecured on the othc? end of the '1 d-if desired, the rollers may be proreceptacle as clearly illustrated in Figure 1.

" use, the corn to bepopped is placed within the receptacle 1, and the cover 2 is swung to a closed position. The socket 15 is then attached to the free ends of the terminals 14 and the current is turned on. The device is then moved backward and forward on a table or any other suitable support by actuating the handle 19 so as to agitate the grains of corn within the receptacle, and in this manner, the heat from the heating elements 13 will pass upwardly through the v receptacle thoroughly heating the grains of ot our improved device. Alter all the corn has been popped, the same is discharged from the receptacle, by grasping the handles 19 and 21 and inverting the same after the cover has been swung to an open position. Also by providing an electric corn pepper of the above mentioned character, there will be no possibilityv of the operator coming in contact with the source of heat and burning his hands, such as frequently happens with the use of ordinary hand type of corn poppers now on the market.

A device of lthe above mentioned character will provide a useful household article., and its simplicity enables the same to be manufactured at a very low cost, yet be strong and durable.

While we have shown the preferred embodiment of our invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in the size, shape, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

llaving thus described the invention, what we claim as new isz- A wheeled corn popper of the class described colnprising in combination, an open lop receptacle, a cover therefor, an open top casing, the lower edges of the receptacle adapted to rest on the upper edges ot' the open top4 casing, angular securing brackets at the corners of the casing and the receptacle on the outer side thereof for securing the same together providing a unitary structure, an insulated block arranged within the casing, electrical heating units mounted on the block, the terminals for the electrical heating units projecting outwardly through one end of the casing, surface engaging rollers carried by the bottom of the casing, and al handle secured on one end of the receptacle for facilitating the recifprocatory movement thereof.

In testimony whereof weaix our signatures.

JAMES E. DEMPSEY. LEROY E. BURTON.

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